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Hi, I've submitted several citations about the authors books being published by notable publishers such as Shambhala and more. Yet it got declined. I really need some help. Sankalprawal (talk) 14:54, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
We're looking for significant coverage in reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. This means reputable books, newspaper articles, magazine articles, typically from mainstream publishers. As this is a biographical article, the sources need to be about the subject, Ravi Ravindra. When I mentioned "significant coverage", that means more than a passing mention or a few paragraphs. The entire book or article doesn't have to be about Ravindra, but at least a dozen paragraphs or more should be.
These are not the kind of sources we're looking for:
Books, articles, or talks by Ravindra.
Interviews with Ravindra. These are considered primary sources and are not counted towards notability.
Anything about Ravindra's books or articles. Those show that the book or article is notable, not Ravindra himself.
Anything written by someone who knows Ravindra, or is connected to him in some way.
Anything from self-published, amateur, unprofessional, paid, or puff piece publishers. Examples include self-published spiritualism websites, many business or academic magazines (that simply promote their subjects), Who's Who books, etc.
It's trivially easy to publish a book or magazine or give talks online, or to have articles written about yourself. That's why Wikipedia doesn't consider any of that important. What we need to see is that (at least) several well-regarded publications have considered Ravindra worth covering in detail.
One last suggestion: it may be tempting to add as many sources as you can, in the hopes that some of them will prove that Ravindra is notable. Please don't do this. We're all volunteers here, and nobody wants to wade through dozens of poor-quality sources. Cite three of the best sources you can find. If those 3 best sources don't demonstrate notability, then 30 or 300 will not, either. Woodroar (talk) 17:06, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also, I've removed most of the content in the "Academic career" section as a copyright violation of the entry on Ravi Ravindra at Theosophy Wiki. Theosophy Wiki's license is not compatible with ours. Everything you write on Wikipedia should be in your own words. I've already left a warning about copyright on your Talk page, so please read through all of those links. If you have any questions, you can ask at the Teahouse. Woodroar (talk) 17:25, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Book reviews published in reliable sources, for example, can be helpful for making a notability case. It looks plausible that there might be some. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 19:34, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
